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Two months after they drop the 20th anniversary edition<\/a> of At War With the Mystics<\/em>, The Flaming Lips<\/a> will return with their first new album in seven years (and 17th in total). The Teardrop Throbs<\/em>, the band\u2019s debut on Third Man Records, arrives January 22. The release also marks the psych-rockers first LP in 35 years to not feature multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd, who is no longer in the band (reasons for why vary depending on the party<\/a>). Teardrop<\/em> is led by single \u201cGod Will Control the Werewolves\u201d\u2014which you can listen to below\u2014along with a sequel to Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots<\/a>\u2019<\/em> \u201cEgo Tripping at the Gates of Hell.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always liked it when songs from previous records get a new rendering,\u201d Coyne said about \u201cEgo Tripping Part Two\u201d in a very long, grammatically insane statement accompanying the release (you can read the full 2,000-plus word missive below). \u201cIt\u2019s not the same song but it is dealing with Ego death.. what is status and power and the struggle to turn it into something useful..and this again is an attempt to capture the idea of Syd Barrett fronting Pink Floyd and instead of singing about money ( Money was a big single off Dark Side Of The Moon) he , Syd, chooses to sing about a queen killing the king and stealing his crown to melt it down and make sword out of it ..ha!!!\u201d<\/p>\n Following its release, Coyne and co. will present The Teardrop Throbs<\/em>\u2014which was produced by the band alongside Taylor Johnson, Dave Fridmann, and Scott Booker, with additional production by Jon and Mike Fridmann\u2014at a handful of intimate shows. Those dates are also listed below.<\/p>\n Revisit our 2020 review of the Lips\u2019 American Head<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n